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Patented 001;.13,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1913..

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APPLIGATIQN EILBI) MAY 12, 1913.

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reeeip' is enzmfe ifrmn the eempenien e ietering the seine transaction, and ,r1 e s e perspeetive ew (if e merle 'or more afleliional reeeips for the use of fi n "elle party issuing' same, all 0l" which will be siinilerly :incl sin'inlzineonely marked by punch marks .r oilier epprevefl 'means by :the employee issuing saine, and to provide these receipts which are ic be. retained by lle issuing perra' with sueli safeguards as le prevent counterfeiting er alteration in4 any manner te eifec: die recor ef ehe treinsneiinn. Y'

l eceoniplisli i-lie. objects o by the ineens illlslsraed in elle ing drawings, in Wliieir- F" 'l iepresens a development in the lie invention a eccmp iggnre i. et ef receipteiii-triplicate preparatory to rolding together` for use, Fig. 2 represents lille sheet of ifm'. l 1n folded posiiien in ul e and in ,i .anni partly fielded posi'cien in "ered lines, sind 'iir'reies elle directinn oi Llie :Snlrls te properly preeen: the receipts for une. -iepresene *iiiy perspeebive seriee of i flsoelz ferm @nfl "(7 fied form s @Wing duplica@ passengers or eiasimila-rsa receipts folded heli-veen party reen-- reciffiinis 'ie be retained by ille ing' seme.

eliariielers ei" reference indieefe like pegs llrmiglient lille vseveral views of Lilie drawings steil in Fier. l represenY` glirce receipts 5, ei, il Y, each bearing seme serial number rfl and mieli columns be ing' the same lieiings @nel ezia, 'rlie miler nf erranQ-'einene of the celun'ins and dem en tlm middle receipt (i se pnsitioeed ml; i will lie in. reggis'er with the colui ns and cinte on lieolier par-sY Application fle may l2, 19M.

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when lie icli.v pci-imposed. Bear ing this lii'erence in .mind the printed metizer cenrziinefl en eaeli receipt is the same, excep as te die inetrucione for dispesal which are different ou rlie. pussengers recei'p from these on die other vvc receipts, end :i descripien of ene. will therefore suffice for all,

Referring to receipi :3, 8 ie a space which is defined by ruled lines, Within which will be lie naine ci" 'lehepziry issuing the receipt and directions as re its disposal when the recoil is rr l by suitable punch marks.

.Nextte die. nace in the rig1 s is a column liemlerl De i lie upper half, 9 of which lie months of the year lewer half l0 of in me. mbers frein one to hiryone inclusive', the rinjf's of the monili. lilexl. in elle -aeeelumn te the right- :i ruled column eenmining the naines lie s'taions of the road issuing the eeeipl, anal .eonvenienee in riesigl nziingf lie iiireeien of f wel this' column is flivirlefl inle we pars 'by e longitudinal line, und each ef ne subenlunins thus proln'ced' are heeded with eppropriete Words lroini' enilwloi" se hat by jguneliing in ille column nierliefl Frein lire record ivill indient-e liel eine, car was tweeling from ehe v. inn Where 'lie punch inarls Ioccurs, er i1 the punch merli @ecrire in the zicijecent sub-celmnn he ii will indicate rlie he wir i tornerai ci' to the 'nere (iemefl by rnlefl lines anfl e neeeling ld are, Within the 'moeite each is Yliemnmintv 'the cournn l. At the lower "ele are ruled spaces marked wit-l ether spaces J{nerenumerals one o nine inal the number of the punch marks, and to ,J @if illustraning the data 1 mi, ie shown The tickets or receipts 6 and 7 are separated from each other by means of a slit 13 which extends from the bottom of the ticket to a transverse perforated line 14; at a suitable distance below the top of the sheet to provide suiiicient material beyond the perforation for binding the folded ceipts into a book. The lower end oi the sheet 7 is extended to form a linger-hold l5 to be grasped with one hand while the other end of the book is held by the other hand, and the receipt 7 detached and withdrawn in the manner indicated in Fig'. 3 tor presentation to the passenger, beiore its companion receipts 5 and 6 are removed. rihe receipts 5 and 6 are not separated by a scored or perforated line but they are rolded together on the line 1.6 before being bound into a book with other receipts.

The manner of folding the receipts 5, 6 and 7 together is illustrated in Fig. 2. T he receipt 7 is first folded downwardlg7 as indicated, to the parallel position with receipt 6, and then the receipts 6 and 7, folded together, are simultaneously folded to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 in which the receipts 6 and 7 are under the receipt 5. `When thus folded and punched in the manner indicated by the circular black punch marks in F ig. l, the punch marks in the respective receipts will register as shown in the representation ot said receipts and punch marks in Fig. 1A

The two receipts 5 and' 6 are preferably allowed to remain in the book after all three have been simultaneously canceled and until the end of the trip, the receipt 7 being removed and delivered to the passenger at the time of cancellation, and the receipts 5 and 6 after their detachment are forwarded by the conductor to the auditor or other designated custodian of the road, without being detached from each other.

Because ot the reverse order of the punch marks in the two receipts 5 and 6 and the integral union of the two receipts it will be impossible to counterfeit or alter them b v first removing receipt 7 and punching it different from the other two and a check upon the conductors work in punching the report is secured through the triplicate re.- ceipt 7 which is punched at the same time that receipts 5 and 6 are punched and is then given to the passenger for his immediate inspection and verification with destination and the fare paid.

ln some cases it is desirable to provide more than one detachable receipt, as for example, where the conductor or other person making thereceipt is to retain. one of the punched tickets, and in that case the sheet will be suitably extended to provide an additional removable receipt to the right of receipt 7 and it and the receipt 7 will have end extensions/15 to project in the manner Shown in che modification iuustratea m rig.

4. The two projectingreceipts will be si` multaneously removed after being punched. This modified form of my invention is applicable to department store and other use, in which case the rulings and words on the receipts will be suitably varied for the entry ot purchases.

l have shown the receipt as being bound at its narrow end opposite the projection 15 but this order may be reversed by placing the binding at the bottom of the ticket and the projectionslat the top, or the projections may be at the side opposite the folded edges.

lihile l have described my invention with. more or less minuteness as regards details of construction and arrangement, and as being embodied in certain precise forms, l do not desire to be limited thereto unduly or any more than is pointed out in the claims. On the contrary, l contemplate all proper changes in form, construction and arrangement, the omission of immaterial elements and the substitution of equivalents, as circumstances may suggest or necessity render expedient.

i claim: f

l. The combination with a pair of tickets toi-med out of the same sheet and tolded'toget-her longitudinally of the ticket, a 'third ticket also termed out of trie same sheet as the other two and folded in between said iirst two folded tickets, all of .sai` tickets when folded as above described being bound together at one or" their ends, said third ticket heilig separated by a slot from its adjacent ticket, and each of said tickets hsving columns and data so positioned on 'their several parts that they' will be in register when the tickets are folded.

2. The combination with a pair oit tickets formed out of the same sheetv and longitudinali);7 folded together, of the third ticket also formed out of the same sheet and folded in between said first two `folded tickets. all ot said tickets when folded as above described being bound together at one oit their ends, said third ticket 'being perorated between its body portion and said binding and separatec from its adjacent ticket b v a slot extending Jfrom said perforation longitudinally of the ticket., each oi said tickets having columns and data so positioned on their several parts that they will be in register when the tickets are folded.

3. The combination with a pair et tickets `formed out. ot thev same sheet and folded together longitudinally, or" a third ticket Ialso formed out of the same sheet and folded in between said first two folded tickets', all of said tickets when thus folded being bound together at one of their ends, said third ticket being perforated between its bod;7 portion and said binding and separated from its adjacent ticket by a slot extending from. said perforation longitudinally of the my'hand and Seal at Indianapolis, ndiana,

ticket and being longer than the other tickv this, 2nd day of May, A. D. one thousand 1C ets to facilitate its removal from said other nine hundred and thirteen. two tickets, each of said tickets having eol- UXLTER H. KOCH' [Ln SJ umns and data so positioned on their several parte that they will be in register when the Nitnesseez tickets are in Said folded condition. F. XV. VVOERNER,

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set L. LARSON. 

